Jasmax

Jasmax is a New Zealand–Australian architectural firm with a head office based in Auckland. It was co-founded by Richard Harris in 1989.[1] They have worked on iconic buildings in New Zealand including the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa in Wellington, the Auckland Town Hall, and the City Rail Link project in Auckland, which was the first New Zealand project to be recognised by the World Architecture Festival.

Practice

Two prominent heritage projects for Auckland city of Jasmax's in the 1990s were the Civic Theatre and the Auckland Town Hall. Architect Ainsley O'Connell who joined the company in 1993 worked on theses projects and was the project architect for the Auckland Town Hall which won an award in 1999.[2] Also joining the company in the 1990s was Christina van Bohemen who joined straight after graduating in 1997.[2] In 1999 O'Connell became the first women architect to be an associate director, there was one other women associate director, interior designer Susan Gower.[3]

Directors of Jasmax in 2007 included John Austin and John Sutherland.[2]

Jasmax projects range from architecture, interior design and landscape architecture to building conservation, urban design and sustainable architecture.[4] Their head office is in Auckland, New Zealand and they have about 260 staff,[5] and they are internationally recognised for their work in cultural design.[6] Jasmax has opened two studios in Australia, in Sydney in 2022, and then in Melbourne in 2025.[7]

Jasmax started a Waka Maia team of Māori designers in 2015 and Elisapeta Heta is one of the team.[8]

A new manifesto in 2019 gave redirected their design philosophy 'to elevate the cultural design conversation in New Zealand'.[6] As at 2019, Sjoerd Post was the CEO and Matthew Glubb was a principal of the firm.[6] Glubb was appointed as CEO in 2023.

Selected Projects

Te Papa the national museum in Wellington (opened in 1998) was designed by Jasmax. Pete Bossley was the director at the time.[9][10]

In 2002, Alistair Luke of Jasmax restored the Sutch House designed by Ernst Plischke.[11]

In Dunedin, Jasmax and Populous Holdings designed the Forsyth Barr Stadium (2011) and designed the refurbishment of the heritage-listed University of Otago dental school's Walsh Building, which opened in 2021.[12][13][14]

Jasmax has been involved in both the Scott Base redevelopment in Antarctica and the Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira in Auckland.[6]

The City Rail Link project in Auckland was the first New Zealand project to be recognised by the World Architecture Festival WAFX for Cultural Identity. This project was a collaboration between Jasmax and Grimshaw Architects. Rau Hoskins, of designTRIBE and people Alt Group were also involved, as well as from the start eight Māori groups specific to the region (mana whenua).[8]

The building 'C Drive' in Auckland is described as innovative architecture in a commercial building, Jasmax entered a competition to get the job winning against three other firms.[15][16]

Awards

  • 1999 Regional Award, Auckland Town Hall[2]
  • 2019 Cultural Identity, World Architecture Festival WAFX - City Rail Link (in association with Grimshaw Architects)[6]
  • 2019 (shortlisted), Infrastructure Award, World Architecture Festival WAFX - City Rail Link (in association with Grimshaw Architects)[8]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Jasmax Brand Identity (in Large Brand Identity / Commercial, and Design Communication)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Western Springs College Ngā Puna o Waiōrea Signage System (in Environmental Graphics)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Jasmax Manifesto Film (in Long Form)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: The University of Auckland B405 Faculty of Engineering Te Herenga Mātai Pūkaha (in Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: UBS (in Workplace Environments / Between 200 and 1000 square metres)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: ANZCO Foods Headquarters (in Workplace Environments / Over 1000 square metres)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Jasmax.com (in Large Scale Websites / Corporate & Enterprise)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Te Hau-Ora (in Toitanga, and Designed Objects)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Kōtuitui Place-Brand (in Business Communication)[17]
  • 2020 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Jasmax Brand Book (in Business Communication)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Te Tatau Kaitaki by Graham Tipene (in Environmental Graphics, and in Exhibition and Temporary Structures, and Toitanga)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Te Ao Mārama Project, Auckland War Memorial Museum (in Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: DLA Piper Auckland Office Fitout (in Workplace Environments / Over 1000 square metres, and in Lighting Design)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Te Āhuru Supergraphics System (in Environmental Graphics, and Exhibition & Temporary Structures)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Auckland Office Fitout (in Workplace Environments / Over 1000 square metres)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Artilect (in Business Communication, and Large Brand Identity / Commercial)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Durham Lane Supergraphics (in Environmental Graphics, and Exhibition & Temporary Structures)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: The Electric (in Design Communication)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: The Onehunga Mall Club (in Design Communication)[17]
  • 2021 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: The Electric Display Suite and Material (in Sculptures, and Environmental Graphics)[17]
  • 2022 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Fabric of Spring St (in Business Communication)[17]
  • 2022 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: The Domain Collection (in Business Communication, and Colour Award Graphics)[17]
  • 2022 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: MC (in Workplace Environments / Over 1000 square metres)[17]
  • 2022 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: 8 Willis Street Wayfinding (in Environmental Graphics)[17]
  • 2022 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Subaru Paint Rocks (in Business Communication, and in Colour Award Graphics)[17]
  • 2023 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: Stolen Girlfriends Club Wellington Flagship Store (in Retail Environments / Up to 150 square metres)[17]
  • 2024 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: The Pā, University of Waikato (in Private, Public and Institutional Space / Public Development - over $10 million, and Toitanga)[17]
  • 2024 Designers Institute of New Zealand Best Design Awards: B201, University of Auckland (in Repurposed Spaces / Adaptive Reuse / Over 150 square metres, and Private, Public and Institutional Spaces / Public Development - over $10 million)[17]
  • 2025 Commercial Architecture Award for BNZ Place development in Wellington[18]
  • 2025 Education Award for Tukutuku, AUT's North Campus[18]
  • 2025 Planning & Urban Design Award for George Street, Dunedin City Council[18]

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  9. ^ "Stories hidden in our building | Te Papa". tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
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  14. ^ Division, Campus Development (9 March 2021). "Revitalised Walsh Building opens". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2025.
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